| Vein: Posterior auricular vein | |
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| Veins of the head and neck. (Posterior auricular visible behind ear.) | |
| Lateral head anatomy detail | |
| Latin | v. auricularis posterior |
| Gray's | subject #167 646 |
| Drains from | scalp |
| Drains to | external jugular vein |
| Artery | posterior auricular artery |
The posterior auricular vein begins upon the side of the head, in a plexus which communicates with the tributaries of the occipital vein and superficial temporal veins.
It descends behind the auricula, and joins the posterior division of the posterior facial vein to form the external jugular.
It receive the stylomastoid vein, and some tributaries from the cranial surface of the auricula.
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